Cyberwarfare: The evolution of war

The world is experiencing what is referred to as the third industrial revolution, which spans from rapid advances in technologies. The increased development and growth of technology in cyberspace is important to consider in politics and national security worldwide. Cyberspace facilitates the diffusion of power, not between nation-states, as it happened historically, but to non-state entities who were not associated in the international arena. The power that technology facilitates reaches outside nation-states' control. Cyberspace supplied power to state actors, cyber-crime, hackers, etc. Adversaries' obtain the ability to influence the political arena, which is formally exclusively controlled by nation-states. Cyberspace makes cyber-attacks possible and difficult to track or identify an attacker. The birth of cyberspace blurred traditional concepts of power in the international arena status quo. Society increasingly depends on cyberspace, which increases exposure to serious vulnerabilities. To understand cyberspace is viewing the complexity of the problem characterized by uncertainty, dynamism, and increased evolution. Cyberwarfare and cyber espionage remain serious challenges when confronting cyberspace. Cyber-attacks target nation-states, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure that include, electric grids, transportation, nuclear power plants, and public moral. All of these factors, at any time, can destabilize a nation-state.